MIT's nanoprinter could mass-produce nano-devices
...a "nano-printing" technique developed at MIT could enable the mass production of nano-devices currently built one at a time. The most immediate candidate for this innovation is the DNA microarray, a nano-device used to diagnose and understand genetic illnesses such as Alzheimer's, viral illnesses such as AI...Mount Sinai Hospital researcher develops Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines
...able to the Canadian scientific community and will enable Canadian scientists to research potential treatments for a variety of diseases. "Having our own cell lines gives Canadian researchers access to a valuable research tool. These two lines will be shared with scientists all over Canada and with the sc......n system could be used in both mice and humans, to enable comparative studies. According to Golub, a key biological question is whether the distinctive miRNA profiles they have found in cancers represent causation of cancer by miRNAs, or merely an association. However, in their Nature paper, Hannon, Lowe, H...New advances may slow tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
...ic tumor growth by determining the mechanisms that enable the cells to grow so quickly. "Pancreatic cancer is an incredibly resilient and aggressive disease," said Korc. "It grows quickly without causing symptoms, is resistant to chemotherapy, has a strong tendency to metastasize, and patients are often b...NIH creates nationwide network of molecular libraries screening centers
...r. "More importantly, it will, for the first time, enable academic researchers to explore novel ideas and enable progress on a broad front against human disease." For example, the broad-based screening effort wil...Columbia University launches multi-year campaign to support stem cell research
...million for the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative will enable Columbia to outfit a new stem cell center, construct a state-of-the-art facility to produce cells for experimental and therapeutic use, and establish a separate laboratory dedicated to growing new human embryonic stem cells for new studies. It will ...New gene chip may be early cancer diagnosis tool
...iagnostic test using a DNA microarray "chip" could enable early detection of some solid tumors, including lung cancer. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) plays a role in respiration and the cell's energy conversion mechanism. Since the late 1990s, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have o...NIH awards $11.9 M to The Burnham Institute to establish the San Diego Chemical Screening Center
.... "More importantly, it will, for the first time, enable academic researchers to explore novel ideas and enable progress on a broad front against human disease". Information generated by the screening centers wil...UC San Diego undergraduates do cyberinfrastructure research in Asia, Australia
...backbones in several Taiwanese ecological parks to enable studies of lake metabolism and other phenomena. Electrical engineering major Daniel Leu - with support from his UCSD mentor, Peter Arzberger - will investigate ways to automate access to the wireless backbone by new monitoring sites and sensors, ulti...New method of obtaining embryonic stem cells could reduce embryo wastage
...ake it possible to establish ESC banks. This would enable researchers to have easy access to ESCs to develop better treatments for patients suffering from a range of diseases, as well as for research on fertility. Until now, embryonic stem cells have been collected from embryos that have developed to the bl...Macromolecules on surface control mobility in phospholipid bilayers
...her side of the membrane. "This process might then enable the subtle, further changes that proteins make on cell membranes," Granick said. "For example, lipid movement could affect protein distributions in the membrane and influence docking, formation of synapses, and other membrane-mediated functions."...Imprinting disorders and ART world's largest study results are reassuring
... cancer registries were to link their databases to enable us to study this condition", he said. Although such disorders are unusual, said Dr. Sutcliffe, "to a parent a child with a rare disorder, this is irrelevant. They simply have a sick child, and it is just as important for us to try and find treatmen...Unique genetic profile helps over-45s conceive naturally
...tifying women with these genetic fingerprints will enable doctors to know which women are still fertile at an advanced age and may determine the counselling they require, said Dr.Laufer. "However, the question of motherhood over the age of 45 is a delicate and complex one. It is very dependent on the re...Scientists create artificial cricket hairs
...ificial sensory hair systems, which they hope will enable them to unravel the underlying process and develop sensor arrays with a variety of important applications. The Twente team, led by Gijs Krijnen and Remco Wiegerink, have shown that they can make mechanical hair sensors and are able to fabricate them ...Environmental chemical cocktail may sabotage sperm
...ad of the sperm ruptures and releases enzymes that enable the sperm to penetrate the coverings of the egg. If the acrosome reaction happens before a sperm reaches the egg, then fertilisation is unable to take place because the sperm has lost special "docking" molecules that allow it to bind to the egg. Prof...Foresight Nanotech Institute launches nanotechnology roadmap
...success factor. This collaborative initiativewill enable us to create a visionary document which will shape the future ofglobal productive nanosystem innovations," said Alex Kawczak, VicePresident, BioProducts and Nanostructured Materials, of Battelle. The steering committee, currently being assembled in...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
...tum dots semiconductor nanomaterials engineered to enable the creation of advanced products for numerous markets including life sciences, solid state lighting, energy, security, telecommunications and emergent nanotechnology markets. Additional companies will be added over time. "This investment at Rus...Researchers debut new X-ray resources for studying molecules
...onal research stations, and more refined data will enable researchers to study molecules in greater detail a...robotic and automated tools. This capability could enable researchers to conduct their studies from their home laboratories. Smith credited the Protein Str...Microbes found to produce miniature electrical wires
...structures comprising microbial nanowires that may enable a microbial community in a contaminated waste site to form mini-power grids could provide new approaches to using microbes to assist in the remediation of DOE waste sites; to support the operation of mini-environmental sensors, and to nano-manufactur......tic determinants of arsenic metabolism may one day enable us to identify a super-susceptible group of people, and conversely, people who may be relatively resistant to the effects of arsenic," said Walter T. Klimecki, who led the research team. Klimecki is a research assistant professor of medicine at The U...